glimmer of hope
ray of hope

He looked up with a glimmer of hope in his eyes.

But the report did find a few glimmers of hope.

There was a glimmer of hope in the early 80's.

For the first time in four hours, he allowed himself to feel a glimmer of hope.

"Given the economic times, I see a glimmer of hope out there."

All had been lost, then she'd offered at least a glimmer of hope.

I thought about it some more and a glimmer of hope appeared.

For the first time in weeks, Peter felt a glimmer of hope.

The public turned to elected officials in Congress for some glimmer of hope.

She began to feel a glimmer of hope that, perhaps, her dream might be real.

I was still trying to force a glimmer of hope from the accounts.

He hoped she had seen the glimmer of hope, too.

His mind was beginning to clear, and a glimmer of hope emerged.

Tuesday's words offer a glimmer of hope about how to end it.

A glimmer of hope shot through the young Swedish girl.

Anything to give her foolish heart a glimmer of hope.

Ivy asked, without more than half a glimmer of hope.

Perhaps, I thought, they saw their first glimmer of hope in this little incident.

She saw the light in his eyes and a glimmer of hope sparked within her.

The 2001-02 season showed a glimmer of hope after starting out on the wrong note.

There may be a glimmer of hope among younger Japanese.

However a glimmer of hope has appeared on the horizon.

"If we can bring a glimmer of hope or a smile to someone's face, then that would be great," she said.

One bird offers a glimmer of hope for the future.

The talks, which began last week, offer some glimmers of hope.

I ask him when he saw the first rays of hope in jail.

Far be it for us to stop grasping at rays of hope.

Despite the gloomy economic picture, there have been a few rays of hope.

There are a few rays of hope - very few.

The study does offer some rays of hope for over-the-air radio.

But already, experimental programs provide rays of hope and a brighter future for black youths.

Despite a few rays of hope, consumer demand in Germany remains weak.

In the gloom, there are some rays of hope.

Despite these small rays of hope, the conflict has been deteriorating severely over the past two months.

Rays of hope do exist amid the suffering and misery.

Against a bleak landscape, their resilient spirits feel like rays of hope.

But there were sharp disagreements about where the next governor should start and what rays of hope could reasonably be expected.

Was this optimism justified, and what of more recent rays of hope?

From bleak moments to rays of hope, it tells the truth."

But there may be rays of hope for practitioners of the dismal science.

Amid the despair about politicians, though, some Pakistanis see rays of hope.

Federal Reserve officials see some rays of hope.

Even after such a dark day, some of the Jets were still emitting rays of hope.

It is intended to transmit rays of hope.

I have had to live into my seventies, when I shall not be active for much longer, to see the first new rays of hope.

But those rays of hope proved largely false.

This is a melancholy, autumnal group, illuminated occasionally by thin rays of hope.

That gives me rays of hope.

"And while we have made progress and there are rays of hope, we still have a long way to go."

As people of different races clash in the United States' largest city, small rays of hope are precious.